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Need Rope Clutch Handles Eric Miller at 12:00am 05.20.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1006 Does anyone know where I can find replacement handles for a dual rope clutch (Main and Jib halyards)
Deck Protection Mike Linstrom at 11:52pm 05.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/841 Can anyone recommend products for care and protection of the fiberglass deck? Of course, there are b
Loose stanchion larry shulman at 11:29pm 05.19.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/874 the screw that are self tap in to wood, have stripped on one stanchion, what is the best way to dry
Quiet a fresh water pump Mitch at 9:46pm 05.19.02 Big Boats 6/859 My fresh water pump makes a lot of noise when running (vibration).How can I quiet this down? I've
Mermaid Air Conditioner Marc at 4:38pm 05.19.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1208 My Mermaid A/C w/heat (4 months old)was left on for 3 weeks in Humidity mode. I returned with it shu
Small Craft Warnings SailboatOwners.com at 2:37pm 05.19.02 Ask All Sailors 58/2584 How hard does the wind have to be blowing before you decide not to go out on the water? When the
Snapped Line At top of Mast Richard Brahs at 1:10pm 05.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/787 I have a snapped line at the top of my mast used to hoist my Genoa sail. Does anyone know of a perso
First 285 Fuel gage Guest at 1:08pm 05.19.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1084 I have just bought a 1988 First 285 with a Volvo 2002 Diesel. It is supposed to have a fuel gage bu
DC Control Panel from BEP Marine ??? Troy Mutter at 1:04pm 05.19.02 Ask All Sailors 7/3452 I'm considering replacing the factory DC control panel on my Beneteau Oceanis 390 with one from BEP
Various technical questions Eric at 1:01pm 05.19.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/933 Now that I've spent the last three weeks trying to get my Hunter 30 from New Jersey to Upstate, NY b
Looking for Ericson 29 Advice Mark Corson at 12:54pm 05.19.02 Ask All Sailors 3/10514 I am a first time boat buyer. I am considering a 1973 Ericson 29. Can anyone give me answers to
BROKEN TRANSOM STORAGE LATCH BOB D at 12:31pm 05.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1004 WHERE CAN I FIND A REPLACEMENT LATCH FOR THE TRANSON STORAGE COMPARTMENT ON MY 1994 HUNTER LEGEND 4
Min Halyard size Scott at 11:22am 05.19.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/958 Im changing out all my running rigging for my 1984 Catalina 30'. The spec calls for a 3/8" halyard
Bad Day With Alternator Bracket MarcP at 11:02am 05.19.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/886 Tried to replace the alternator bracket on my M25 engine with the newer design. The good news was th
lightning protection al gillberg at 10:42am 05.19.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/939 The mast on my newly aquired 1974 oday 22 is not grounded in any way - the owners manual says that
Refrigerator hard to open Stuart at 10:29am 05.19.02 Big Boats 4/913 The standard-issue refrigerator on our 1999 Hunter 340 can be very hard to open... and almost imposs
Hunter 33 Head/shower bilge problems Bob Gielow at 10:29am 05.19.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1220 After "splashing" our boat this week, having a back flow from the aft head discharge drain on our 19
painting nonskid deck Rob at 8:01am 05.19.02 Smaller Boats 3/811 any suggestions about what type of paint to use and method of painting brush roller masking...thanks
Daly's Teak Oil Pete Burger at 6:59am 05.19.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1457 Anyone have any idea where I can buy Daly's Teak Oil for my cabin surfaces. None of the major stores
battery charger Carl at 6:54am 05.19.02 Smaller Boats 4/887 I'm considering a solar charger to be used while the boat is stored during the week.Should I be conc

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Water Tank Inspection Port nveater at 3:31pm 04.04.20 Thanks for the feedback- I think I'm definitely going to do this one- beside a jigsaw I guess I coul
Mac 26D forestay chain plate rgranger at 3:21pm 04.04.20 I've been jealous of your anchor roller since you first posted that mod...:thumbup::biggrin:
Any ideas on boat type and keel AlanCa at 3:19pm 04.04.20 Nice little boat. Don't give up on it. The is almost always a way. I'm assuming the pin traverse
Removing the backstay on a 1990 B and R Rig lemoiney at 3:17pm 04.04.20
Any ideas on boat type and keel AlanCa at 3:05pm 04.04.20 What does it look like on either side of the keel housings (where the arrows are pointing)? I wonde
Removing the backstay on a 1990 B and R Rig (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:05pm 04.04.20 OUCH ! ! ! With the nice little pedestal for the backstay mount, it's definitely a factory install
Mac 26D forestay chain plate (2) Rowlando at 3:02pm 04.04.20 My solution was to use the anchor roller........drilled some holes in it to receive the forestay and
Anyone going out? ObiQuiet at 3:01pm 04.04.20 Isn't this what the old quarantine, yellow jack flags are for? Every boat should have one: https:/
1985 hunter legend 40 project 85bittersweet at 2:43pm 04.04.20 Wow... That's quite a project...
Beneteau 411 with Volvopenta rubber shaft seal RitSim at 2:30pm 04.04.20 Update. Was able to connect the seal water supply line to the pressure side of a vacuum cleaner and
Hello all Orbweaver at 2:12pm 04.04.20 Benny, #3 has the kind were the handle goes down in a socket from the top (and no handle). Orbweaver
50 HP Suzuki outboard on my 26M Jim26m at 2:12pm 04.04.20 13.75x13. Three blade. Etec 60
Anyone going out? Ted at 2:06pm 04.04.20 New York State Executive Order has directed all marinas (including those privately owned) be closed
Anyone going out? kappykaplan at 1:57pm 04.04.20
Anyone going out? Stu Jackson at 1:46pm 04.04.20 Why not? Good social distancing. A friend wrote this morning that they have cancelled boating in S
Canvas winter cover Tally Ho at 1:41pm 04.04.20 The only place I really get snow build up is at the back of the cockpit. i think I need to raise th
SEA WATER PUMP QUESTION Rich Stidger at 1:34pm 04.04.20
Holding tank access (4) Benjammin at 1:34pm 04.04.20 I like the PVC tubing pictured above, but would want to support them to prevent any possibility of
Removing the backstay on a 1990 B and R Rig (1) Steverhnm at 1:10pm 04.04.20 Unfortunately I don't have a pic of that. The boat is in Mexico and I am not - which is a bummer.
SEA WATER PUMP QUESTION artboas at 1:02pm 04.04.20 No reason why you couldn't use a washdown pump for both washing down the anchor and running raw wat

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